Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Mount Maunganui today (18 Sep):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 8s period with NNE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Sep, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 8s period with NNE swell.
The current surf forecast for Mount Maunganui at 9PM is: 1.7m 8s primary swell from a North-northeast direction and 0.1m 12s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm September 18). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Sep) | - | - |
| Afternoon (18 Sep) | 6ft (1.9m) | 8s |
| Evening (18 Sep) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Mount Maunganui. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Fri afternoon. Very mild (max 16°C on Sat afternoon, min 7°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (calm on Fri afternoon, fresh winds from the W by Sat night). | |||||||||||||||||||
Fri 18 | Saturday 19 | Sunday 20 | |||||||||||||||||
3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 9 | NNW 8 | NE 9 | NE 9 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 504 | 479 | 394 | 298 | 245 | 215 | 197 | 187 | 134 | 108 | 91 | 60 | 48 | 32 | 24 | 20 | 22 | 13 | 14 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | glassy | glassy | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 12:26PM1.59m | 00:35AM1.53m | 1:14PM1.55m | 1:19AM1.48m | 2:05PM1.52m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:25PM0.40m | 6:41AM0.35m | 7:17PM0.46m | 7:27AM0.43m | 8:12PM0.51m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:08 | — |
mm | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 13 | 15 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 10 |
Feels °C | 13 | 14 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 5 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NNW 6 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NE 9 |
| kJ | 504 | 479 | 394 | 298 | 245 | 215 | 197 | 187 | 134 | 108 | 91 | 60 | 48 | 32 | 24 | 16 | 22 | 12 | 14 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 11 | — | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | NNW 6 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NNW 8 |
| kJ | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | — | 3 | 3 | 3 | 18 | 15 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 20 | 13 | 13 | 6 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 12 | E 11 | — | — | — | — | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | E 15 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | — | — | — | — | 5 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 3 | WSW 3 | WSW 3 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | W 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 3 | 13 | 26 | 28 | 26 | 28 | 45 | 77 | 81 | 61 | 46 | 28 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 26 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 80 | 186 | 46 | 189 | 189 | 196 | 203 | 26 | 26 | 80 | 93 |
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